Chapter 601 Lord Xie's Feast at Hongmen
Song Chunxue took a sip of tea, thinking to herself, "Doesn't Lord Xie often encounter this kind of thing?"
“This is unusual. Have you heard how cunning those well-dressed men in the Wang family are? They’ve been at odds with Xie Zheng lately, and tonight’s dinner is clearly a trap. A bunch of old foxes, do you think Lord Xie, with his meager strength, can outmaneuver them?”
"Then let the Taoist priest go with us. Even if he's been drugged, he can handle it."
"..." Hu Wanyu sighed, "Forget it, why should I bother? I just hope that when you see him living happily ever after with someone else in the future, you won't regret it."
"What do I regret?" Song Chunxue said frankly, "To be honest, I didn't even go to him after I was drugged."
"What?"
Hu Wanyu was so surprised she almost jumped off her chair, her gentle face instantly blossoming into a smile.
"Tell me in detail, what exactly happened?"
Sure enough, Hu Wanyu wasn't there to worry about her sister today, but rather to find out what was going on.
"Don't be so curious, nothing's wrong. You should go back now, or your husband might get jealous."
“He won’t, he also misses Lord Xie, he has a peculiar habit…” At this point, Hu Wanyu quickly covered her mouth and looked at Song Chunxue with an embarrassed expression.
"What do you mean?" Song Chunxue was shocked. "You mean, you and your husband are both after that person?"
“Hey, that’s not what I meant, you misheard.” Hu Wanyu stood up. “It’s getting late, I should go back and play Cuju with the children. Auntie, you’re busy.”
Why is she so guilty?
Song Chunxue instantly remembered that she had said the Wang family had prepared a beautiful woman for Xie Zheng that night.
If there were men among these beauties, such as the pale-faced young actor from the opera troupe... no, I could handle the young actor Xie Zheng, but if it were someone with a greasy belly like Wang Can, it would be more disgusting than eating shit.
Although she had heard a little about such things, she knew from Zhao Jian's talk about the unwritten rules of opera troupes that day that those who were rich and powerful might not discriminate between men and women.
For a moment, Song Chunxue felt that Xie Zheng was in great danger outside. How had he managed to get through all these years?
No, she had to go find her senior brother and ask him to keep a close eye on Xie Zheng.
"I went out with you. Was the family dinner you mentioned at Wang Can's house?"
Hu Wanyu nodded, "That's right, my husband will be there tonight too. It's called a family banquet, but it's actually the birthday celebration of Wang Can's beautiful concubine who just took in a year ago. How formal can such an occasion be? I heard they've hired an opera troupe, acrobats, and even the most beautiful courtesan. I wanted to go too, but my husband won't allow it."
Song Chunxue asked curiously, "Why?"
"He was afraid I would go astray."
“I think you’ll go very badly if you don’t study.” With that, Song Chunxue walked ahead of her. “I’m going to visit the Xie family.”
"Wait a minute, you're going to wear this?"
Song Chunxue knew what she meant, "I'm not going to the Wang family."
"Then what are you busy with? Master Zhang has been sent away. Someone from the Zhang family in Jincheng just died, and they asked him to go out of the city to check the tomb. Only you can go."
Song Chunxue stopped, looking at the pebbles on the ground, feeling somewhat irritated.
"You didn't come here specifically to trick me into going to the Wang family's place, did you?"
"Tch!" Hu Wanyu angrily flung her handkerchief and walked toward the carriage. "I kindly reminded you, but you not only don't appreciate it, you also wronged me. I just didn't want Lord Xie to be schemed against. Although those people have schemed against him quite a few times in the past few years, this time is different. It was Wang Can who personally intervened."
"Speaking of which, this is your fault. If you hadn't hit Wang Can, he wouldn't have disliked Xie Zheng so much." Hu Wanyu flung down the carriage curtain. "If anything happens to him, I wonder if you'll regret it."
Song Chunxue immediately apologized, "I misspoke, please don't be angry. So, which outfit do you think I should wear?"
Hu Wanyu lifted the curtain, her face stern as she suppressed a laugh as she stepped down from the carriage.
"You should have said that sooner." She walked up to Song Chunxue and said in a low voice, "I'll take you somewhere."
Aren't you going to take a carriage?
Hu Wanyu turned to tell the others to go back, "This is Master Song. I'll be fine with her. I'll be back before dinner."
Song Chunxue felt something was off, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.
But she still went to a clothing store with Hu Wanyu.
“You don’t seem like someone who’s short of money. Even though you’ve become a Taoist priest, you certainly can’t dress too old for that kind of occasion. Look at your cotton robe, it’s faded from washing. I remember you looked quite good in blue silk a few years ago.”
Song Chunxue didn't think it was old-fashioned. "This is how the fabric is, but it's comfortable to wear. I've only worn it for half a year."
“Then you should wear this simple outfit, it suits both men and women, and I’ll go with you.” Hu Wanyu grabbed Song Chunxue’s sleeve, lowered her head and shook it shyly. “Actually, I also want to see Lord Xie. I don’t mean anything by it, I just want to get closer to him.”
I see.
Song Chunxue laughed at her, crossing her arms over her chest, "You should have said so earlier. I thought you were blaming me for not proposing marriage sooner and trying to trick me."
“I’m a mother now, I’m not that childish anymore, I still want to accumulate good karma for my child.”
"Then why are you still..." Song Chunxue thought of their child, wondering how he would feel if he knew that the couple could both be thinking about the same person.
But upon closer reflection, it doesn't seem like a big deal. On the contrary, it shows that the young couple is broad-minded and doesn't have any bad intentions.
Everyone has a love for beauty.
It's better than those who, to cover up their own selfish motives, disregard human life and act recklessly.
“I don’t think I did anything wrong, he’s just a good person.” Hu Wanyu nudged her. “Go change your clothes quickly. I made one here before, and it will come in handy today.”
Song Chunxue came out after changing her clothes, and then everything went black. "You spent so much time making a Taoist robe?"
"I think you look great in that outfit, with a kind of otherworldly elegance. I've wanted to wear it for a long time, but my family won't let me, so I haven't had the chance. When we go to the Wang family tonight, just say I'm your junior sister, or junior brother is fine too."
Hu Wanyu's eyes crinkled with delight as she raised her hand to remove the hairpin from her head.
"Master Song, please help me, otherwise my husband will kick me out if someone recognizes me at a glance."
She felt uncomfortable looking at the delicate silk embroidery on her body. "Then let's wear the same thing."
“No, this dark blue suits you very well. Consider it a thank-you gift for my sister becoming your daughter-in-law. You must come to my house to propose marriage in a few days, otherwise my father will find her another husband.” As she spoke, Hu Wanyu instructed the shopkeeper beside her, “Bring a hair crown and a jade pendant.”
"There aren't that many rules..."
“A good horse needs a good saddle, otherwise it looks bare and unpleasant,” Hu Wanyu looked closely and nodded. “You look about the same age as my cousin. No wonder you love cultivating Taoism. You are more than young.”
The wealthy are indeed extravagant; she only realized the shop belonged to Hu Wanyu when she was about to leave. It had two floors, and the customers were all either rich or powerful.
"Let's go, let's go straight to the Xie family."
Song Chunxue glanced at her light blue Taoist robe, the material of which was of excellent quality, and her youthful face, which was like a lotus emerging from clear water.
She's quite cunning, but not unlikeable.
"Okay, I haven't been to Lord Xie's house yet." Hu Wanyu took small steps, clasped her hands in front of her, and had a girlish shyness on her face.
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